Personal information | |||
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Place of birth | Pill, Somerset, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1911–1913 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Richards was originally from Pill, [1] near Bristol, and joined Bristol Rovers in 1911. He scored ten times in 28 league games, playing in both the centre forward and inside left positions during a spell that ended in 1913, and was the club's joint top goalscorer with Billy Peplow in the 1911–12 season. [2] [3]
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